GRE Word List

FESTER

to generate pus

The meaning of the word fester is to generate pus.

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mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
shrewany of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
pulverizeto reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize
fabricateinvent
chorusa company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
recessthe action of receding : recession
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of